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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

All content by Marissa Cornelius
Stop describing yourself as "OCD"

Stop describing yourself as “OCD”

Marissa Cornelius April 2, 2018

Color-coding your closet. Not liking when your room is messy. Keeping a detailed, organized planner. All of these are personal preferences that I have heard used to defend the speaker’s characterization...

Education is an honorable profession

Education is an honorable profession

Marissa Cornelius February 24, 2017

I need to admit that I was left incredibly inspired by the recent nomination of and subsequent confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. Of course, I was not inspired by DeVos,...

Community involvement is essential

Marissa Cornelius August 25, 2016

As you drive down 15th Street, passing the seemingly endless outcropping of newly constructed buildings, it is easy to miss Central High School. 15th is probably jammed with traffic and you are probably...

UA must change marijuana policy

UA must change marijuana policy

Marissa Cornelius April 11, 2016

I will never forget the first time my mom asked if I could buy marijuana for her.I was shocked – my mother, a staunch Roman Catholic conservative, the woman who gave me the earliest curfew out of all...